Description |
ix, 326 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
'Only the dead have seen the end of war' -- Part I: Drops of blood in a pond of water -- War in Afghanistan [2001- ] and Iraq [2003 -- ] and UN deployments from 1989 -- Part II: Generations of war -- Families with veterans from World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War -- Part III: As the call, So the echo -- Aftermath of the Vietnam War |
Summary |
Opening with an account of an SAS veteran's involvement in the 2002 Afghanistan conflict and the subsequent invasion of Iraq, then broadening out through earlier conflicts, Lennox's groundbreaking book touches the core of meaning in every major war Australians have served in since World War II and several peace-keeping missions too |
Analysis |
Veterans |
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Wars |
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Social impact |
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Spouses |
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Biography |
Notes |
Contains a chapter by Graham Edwards, Parliamentary Author |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326) |
Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL Ebook Library |
Subject |
Military dependents -- Australia.
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Soldiers -- Family relationships -- Australia.
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Veterans -- Australia.
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Families of military personnel -- Australia.
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SUBJECT |
Australia -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004658 -- History.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863
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Genre/Form |
Military collection
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History.
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Military history.
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Author |
Edwards, Graham.
War and politics
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ISBN |
0522851711 : |
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